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đại khái

Pronunciation Northern /ɗa̰ːʔj˨˩ xaːj˧˥/ Central /ɗa̰ːj˨˨ kʰa̰ːj˩˧/ Southern /ɗaːj˨˩˨ kʰaːj˧˥/
Listen
generally
Adverb
generally
+2 more senses
3 senses 2 Components
Meaning
3 senses

Adverb

Sense 1 Adverb
generally Discourse & LogicTheme

To describe something in a general way without going into specific or small details.

vi Anh ấy chỉ giải thích đại khái về kế hoạch mà không đi vào chi tiết.

en He only described the plan in a general way without going into details.

Sense 2 Adverb
all things considered

Looking at the total situation or result after considering all the different parts together.

vi Đại khái, kết quả của cuộc khảo sát lần này khá khả quan.

en Overall, the results of this survey are quite positive.

Adjective

Sense 3 Adjective
perfunctory

Describing an action that is done quickly and without much care or real interest.

vi Đừng làm việc một cách đại khái và thiếu trách nhiệm như thế.

en Do not work in such a perfunctory and irresponsible manner.

Parts
đại / khái / 大概
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
大概
Candidates by syllable
đại khái (𤠲 / 𤡚)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
khí khái / khẳng khái / khảng khái / in general …
Use
đại học / trường đại học / hiện đại / đại gia …
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